Variants Server Suggestions [Post-4PC Merge]

Technically, daily games would be doable for variants but there isn't a devoted coder specifically for that, if you would like to volunteer to code this (i forget what language its in) message @spacebar . The developer we have might have quit(idk), and there are more pressing issues about the server as of now.

you have to be 18 to be admin, I'm not sure it's a paid job but under 18s will certainly abuse the features

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Can we have more options in the rating class selector? I'm feeling like other players are judging me for my queue restrictions.

Also as a spectator we should be able to view chat between teammates in teams games. This is not going to be allowed during the game as a player, but you should be able to see the chat of the opponents when the game ends.

you of all people should know about the abuse that goes on in private chat

so shut up whats private stays private

wdym??? Its so that we can analyse games and learn from mistakes and see the thought processes of the players as a spectator. Not to be offended by abusive comments.

Is there a plan to ever add Bughouse to the variants server?

Qilp to the rescue!

fairy pieces suggestion : two new fairy pieces

The Superpawn, who move like a wazir and capture like a ferz. Is the equivalent of the pawn, but in any directions. Value : 2 pts

And the Superberolina, who move like ferz and eat like wazir. Is the equivalent of the Berolina but in any directions. Value : 2 pts 

We have already the equivalent of every pawns but in any directions ( wazir of the soldier; ferz for the Stone General; King for the Serget ), exept the basic pawn and the berolina. 

Why don't add them?

how about Hidden Identity chess variant

I discovered that watching the Triple S Games channel recently, and it's luck-based, but I don't think we should have such a strict rule that an illegal move is an immediate forfeit.

ok so I talked with mod @kronos about this briefly, however, I have a list of things that need to be changed in the custom tab: 

Sorry if long; mods plz at least respond 

Variant issues:

Crazyhouse and Fog of War are incompatible; upon capture, pieces can be placed anywhere, leading to the player being able to see every unoccupied space on the board, ruining the point of fog of war by revealing info on the board. (It might be useful for something, though; maybe make it a toggle for Crazyhouse where you can only place pieces on defended, visible, squares)

Setup and Fog of War are incompatible in the same way as above; custom setup boxes or limits on setup boxes should be added.

In Crazyhouse, dead pieces that can be placed on the board are not added to the bank upon capture for some reason. (I don’t know why.) Also make a toggle for this. 

Chess960 obviously doesn’t work with a custom position, so a feature might be in order to manually set a main rank, ranks that (might) contain the minor and major pieces (and fairy pieces) on the board. This would also be the rank for 960 shuffling.

Since setting royal pieces is available, setting castles should also be allowed; (instead of just using rooks) Setting preset castles to castle with preset royals would add a lot of variety to the game. 

Not all fairy pieces can be added to the player setup; this should be possible.

Pawn home ranks should be manually set the same way promotion ranks are set, but there should be multiple options (and a single selected rank should not count for the rank before it)

If you set the board to be bigger than 8x8, it automatically thinks it is a 14x14, no matter what size it is; (because of this it breaks other things related to promotion and setup)

The issue directly above is the only real problem, all the others are slight inconsistencies and suggestions that (should) be easy to add and/or tweak. 

Thx!
-Hitchhiker

In a Semi-Anonymous teams game this is what the server message looks like:

My proposal is that who is on which team is shown, in case teams did not join together and for spectating purposes.

Yes, and, what if ppl could upload their own styles of variants that they made via the custom tab (that could be named and searched by a keyword)

Custom Variants cannot be named unless they have been approved by the testing team and listed for two reasons:

1. Confusion on what’s official and what’s not
2. Likelihood of abuse (e.g naming a variant using a curse word)

After resigning 4 person FFA, attacked piece(s) stay alive until taken or no longer attacked.

How much code will need to be changed to unlock the custom variant time controls from the few fixed options currently available?

Suggestion: Preview of full position if custom game has fog of war rule (currently you can see only red POV)